India, Feb. 15 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has suspended its plan to concretise the Auxilium Convent Road at Pali Hill, a day after HT reported about how residents had mobilised to block the civic authorities from proceeding with the work.

After the residents approached the BMC with many reasons why the road should not be concretised, municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani instructed civic authorities to hear them out and inspect the road before taking any further decisions, according to a press note issued on Friday.

As for other similar requests from citizens across Mumbai to keep their roads untouched, Gagrani told HT, "We will take a call on a case-by-case basis, depending upon the number of residents opposing co...